syncopated.

these are familiar lines.

in days of yore
from western shores
oldham dauntless hero came
and planted a beacon of truth and light
in this island of the main
here may it stand
from year to year
emblem of grand endeavour

our hearts our hopes our aims are one
no discord e'er will sever
we'll stand together for the cause
of acs forever.

acs has always been there. a safety net. it provided reassurance, comfort, and the sense that things will ultimately come out right.

i'd like to see ms aileen chan again. mdm tan lee san. "i want my old office space back". 6.9 r squared. oh man.

when the years are over i'll remember tim lim, t chiew, lee gek kim, ferd quek, mdm lu xiang, among others, the ones who breached the barrier between teachers and students.

12 years.

. . .

the 12 thoughts of christmas.

1. no matter which country you're in, you end up bargaining for the same vulgar, crude, tactless $5 shirts in the roadside stalls.

2. i'm conducting an experiment with facebook. how many 'friends' can you get without doing any of your own requests?

3. by some fate i managed to find the colonel at the airport on friday. just to let him know i'm still in the picture. and clear up the recent hot press.

4. arsenal arsenal arsenal are irresistible. gallas gallas.

5. i'm disappointed cuz uncle was so fast that he forgot to let me see my stitches before patching it up with dressing. hey, so i took the trouble to lay there for 1 hour and missed the highlight of the show!

6. the first song released on a studio album by radiohead is 'you', which is played in 23/8 time. what kind of impression are you trying to project to the world? (huh?) it's a fantastic song.

7. i miss sailing. i'm rash, hopefully i've learnt my lesson by now.

a pic of giba, jun hao and the infamous supermod from the ssf website.

8. massimo dutti, robin ruth, jim thompson, com8, beetlebug, esta.

9. i've recorded these thoughts to the tune of simon & garfunkel's wednesday morning, 3 a.m. album. it's fantastic.

10. i've never spent so much time in an airport toilet. impressed with gerard's first aid.

11. i want a photo of a bunch of sailors opening their textbooks and studying while sitting in the middle of the dance floor in st. james.

12. what's up down under? to the hague to the court of justice to settle disputes.

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